Automatic cut-off



Aug. 4,A 1925.

G. E. wooDARD AUTOMATIC CUT OFF Original Filed Oct. 6, 1914 WITH/8858 Arron/vm Patented ug. 4, 1925.

GEORGE EDWARDWOODARD, F NOWATA, OLAHOII.

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aubstitnte for application Serial No. 865,278, led October 6, 1924. This application med 31, 1821. serial No. 474,183.

To all whom it may concer/n.:

Be it known that I, Grenen E. Woonann, a citizen of the .United States, and a resident of Nowata, in the county of Nowata and State of Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Automatic Cut-Offs, of which the following is a specication.

'lihe subject matter of this application is identical with that of my 'abandoned application Serial No. 865,278 filed October 6, 1914, allowed July 26, 1917.

My invention is an improvement in automatic cut-oli valves and has orits object to provide mechanism for use lin connection with pumping systems for gathering oil at a central point from many individual tanksy Jfor automatically shuttingoff the line at or near the tank at a certain predetermined time or when the oil in the tank has reached a certain predetermined depth.

Figure 1 is a vertical section through a portion of a tank, and the improved cuttingy ott device, and

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 of a modified construction.

The present invention is designed for use with systems employing a number of tanks 8 and a number of suction lines or pump.

lines 6.

Whe-n a tank is full of oil or whenever for any reason, the owner or his agent desires to sell a tank of oil or a portion ot a tank, the purchasing company is notified and a -gager is sent to gage the oil in the tank. rIhe gager after gaging unlocks the gateCvalvc on the individual line of the tank and opens the valve ,so that the oil may pass through the individual line to1 the gathering line 2 or 3, as the case may be.

After the oil has passed out of the tank, the gager must close the valve and lock and seal the same, or if but a part of the tank is taken, he must gage the remainder after sealing the valve.

The present invention is designed to cor rect a 'principall fault in the system, namely, to prevent the entrance of air into the gathering or suction lines. ln the ordinary' operation, when a tank of oil has passed into the suction line if the gate valve is not lat once closed, a two inch pipeline remains open and air rushes in to the line as tast 'as the pumps at the vgathering station can create a Vacuum. For this reason it is necessary to have larger pumps 'and a greater number than would be the case were automaitlc means provided for .shutting the va ve.

In Figure lthe individual line 6, which is connected to the tank 8 has. interposed between the same and the tank valve casings 10 'and 11, and a T shaped vlalve casing 12 is arranged between these valve casings. The valve casing 12 has a lateral jbranch 13, and a valve seat la is formed in a diaphragm 15, arranged transversely of the. casing.

A pipe or column 16 is connected with the lateral branch 13, and a cover17 is threaded on to the top of the pipe or column. rllhe cover has an outlet controlled by a valvek casing 18, and a ball valve 19 is arranged in the column for cooperating with the seat 14, of the diaphragm to close the communication through the valve casing.v

rlhe column 16 is of the same height as Y the tank, or it is of a height such that the greatest depth that the ytank will. contain will not be above the top of the column.'

A drain valve 4is arranged in thev valve asing 12 at the under part thereof for the purpose of draining the same, and the valve 18 is to permit theyescape of air from the column during the filling of the tank. The valves in the casings 10 and 11 are the gate valves operated by the gager to connect and 'disconnect the tank from the pumping station.

In operation when the gager opens the valves 1() and 1l to connect the tank 8 with the Ipumping station, he first drains the column 16, and the valve casing 12 by opening the drain valve 20. rllheK valve 18 at the top of the column is also open.

The gager now opens the valve in the casing 10, and permits the oil to pass into the valve casing 12, and the column 16. llt will be obvious that the valve 19 will be lifted by theentering oilI until the oil in the column has attained the same depth as the oil in the tank. After this .has taken place the gager opens the valve" in the casing 11,

it bein understoodA that the valve 20 is closed 'fore admitting the oil v to the column.

1t will be evident that as the depth of the oil in the tank decreases, the ball valve-19 will descend until it rests uponthe seat 14, thus automatically shutting 0H the iiow et oilfrom thel tank. p l

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With the above-described construction, it will be obvious that the oil will not be shut off u-ntil the ball 19 engages the seat 14. It is frequently desirable, however, to shut olf the oil before the tank is emptied, and mechanism isprovided for this purpose.

In Figure 2, the tank 21 has the outletpipe 22, which leads to the gathering station, and the gate valve 23 corresponding to the valve 10 of Figure 1, is arranged `adjacent to the tank. A valve casing 24 corresponding to the casing 12 of Figure 1 is arranged in the pipe line between' the ate valve and the pump. The lateral brano 25 of the valv'feI casing has connected therewith a column 26. The diaphragm 27 of the valve casing 24 is provided with'a valve seat 28 for cooperation with a ball valve 29, mounted in a manner to be later described. i

The gate valve 30 corresponding to the valve 11, is arranged on the opposite lside of the valve casing 24 from the valve 23. The ball valve 29 is secured to the lower end oi a stem or rod 31, whose upper end is' threaded as shown at 32. 'A fioat 33 is mounted on the rod, the lloat having oppositely arranged openings through which the rod extends, and locking nuts 34 and 35 are threaded on to the rod above `and below the float.

v By means of the lock nuts the float may be adjusted with respect to the rod 31' at any.

desired distancevfrom the valve 29, and it will be obvious that any desired amount of oil may be drawn oil'.l As soon however, as

the valve 29 engages the seat, the,ilowwill stop. e

The valve casing 24 is provided with a drainage valve 36 and the upper end of the column may be rovided with a cover 40 having the air va ve 18. The seats 14 and 28 fare' ground true, so that there will be a rfect-fit of the ball valve on the seat. he valve acts also as an air trap to tra might otherwise reach the pump. lt will be obvious that any vair in the steam of oil in the pipe 6 will pass upward when it passes the -lower end of the c'olumn 16 or 26.

` I claim 1. An automatic cut oli' for oil tanks compr1s 1 ng'a plpe communicating with the tank, a pair of gate valves in' said pipe adjacent to the tank, a valve casing between said gate air that' valves, said casing having a transverse diaphragm provided with an o eninf1r and a valve seat at the opening, a ateral branch extending upwardly at the valve seat, a column connected with the lateral branch and extending upwardly to the top of the tank, a float valve in said column adapted to cooperate with the seat to stop the flow of oil,

`a pair of valves in said pipe adjacent the tank, a valve casing between said valves, said casing having a transverse diaphragm provided with an opening and a valve seat 'at the opening, said casin having a lateral branch extending u war ly-at'the valve seat, a column connecte with the lateral branch and extending upwardly to the top of the tank, a {ioat valve in said column adapted to cooperate with the valve seatrto stop the flow of liquid from the tank, said ioat valve comprising a" valve and a float, a rod connected with the valve and assmg through the float and means for adjusting the float on said rod.

3. An automatic cut oif for tanks comprising a pipe communicating with the tank, a pair of valves spaced apart in said pipe and adjacent to the tank, a valve casing between said pair of valve said casin ing a transverse diaphr gm provided with an opening and a valve seat at the opening, said casing having a lateral branch extending upwardl at the valve seat, a column connected wit said lateral branch and extending upwardly to the top ofthe tank, a float valve in said column adapted to cooperate with the aforesaid valve seat ,to stop flow of liquidfrom the tank, said ioat valve comprising a valve body, a float and a connecting element between the same, the ioat adjustably mounted on said connecting elehavment, whereby a. predetermined amount of liquid may be .drawn olf from the tank.

GEORGE EDWARD WOODABD. 

